Latin III
Spring Project 2000
The
Later Roman Empire (ca. 400AD)
Outline:
Cover Page
- Title
- Name of Territory (in Latin
and in English, if
possible)
- Name, course, teacher, date
Map/Photo/drawing of your territory
Chronology Page
(Major Events from the founding
of Rome to 400 AD)
-
Identify territory assigned to you.
- What most
interesting about it?
-
What was most surprising to learn?
- Explain how you
first want to survey the
transformation of the city of Rome into the
Empire of 400 AD .
- Did Rome initially seek world
domination?
-
What motivated their early Expansion on the
peninsula?
- What motivated their
expansion beyond Italy?
- What periods/leaders most
contributed to this
growth?
- What were limiting factors on
Roman expansion?
(internal/external enemies)
- What role did the
military play in early Roman
expansion?
-
Who fought in the Roman armies?
- Who was in charge of the
army? To whom was the
army primarily responsible?
- Did the army have a say in
choosing the political
leaders of the Empire?
- What was the organization
(the various
ranks/divisions) of the army?
Page 4:
Roman Administration and Governance
- How did Roman govern such a
vast territory?
- What were the four Roman
prefectures? Who
introduced them?
- What were the 13 Roman
dioceses? Who were in
charge?
- How does the modern map of
Europe/Asia
resemble these early divisions?
- Does the Roman Emperor always
reside in Rome?
- Is Rome always the capital of
the Empire?
- How does the government pay
for armies/
bureaucracy/etc? (Tax
system/collection)
Page 5: Roman
Transportation/Trade
- How did
trade/commerce motivate growth?
- Describe the system of roads
and the role they
played in maintaining order and uniting the
Empire?
- What were the primary trade
routes? and the
benefits
for the empire?
- What role did water
transportation play?
- What goods came to Rome from
the various
provinces?
Province, or City)
- Where is your
territory located?
- What prefecture? What
diocese? What province?
- When did your territory
become integrated into the
Empire? How?
- What was the history of the
territory before the
Romans took over?
* peoples who lived here? etc.
* major accomplishments/achievements before
Roman occupation
- Relative importance
(military/political) of your
territory for the rest of the Empire.
- Economy of your territory
* wealthy/poor in comparison with the other parts
of the Empire? Why?
* types of agriculture, trade, mining, people
* major trading partners
* Religion of you territory?
- Greco-Roman
- Local cults/rites
* Local enemies/threats
- Located on the frontier?
- On-going threats?
* Interesting facts about your territory
- major Roman/historical figures
- poets/authors/artists from your region
- major battles fought
* Interesting buildings/structures (any still
standing today?)
-
Modern/contemporary perspectives of your
territory?
- Talk about experiences
learned in trying to
compose this report.
- Areas of further research possible/that would
be
interesting.
- Etc.
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